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UNC pummels Syracuse to move to 5-0 in ACC
CHAPEL HILL — UNC capped a sweep of a three-game conference road trip with a win at rival NC State on Wednesday. So, the Tar Heels could be excused if they let down a little […]
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Bruised Duke team ends losing streak
DURHAM — Duke was a beaten up team when it hosted Charlotte on Saturday. The game didn’t help matters much. “Ankle, elbow, face,” Kyle Filipowski said, listing everything he’d injured or damaged during the Blue […]
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UNC rides press to win over FSU in ACC opener
CHAPEL HILL — Early in the second half of their ACC opener, the Florida State Seminoles appeared to be pulling away from UNC. After hitting 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half to build […]
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Arizona beats Duke in Caleb Love’s return to Cameron
DURHAM — The last-ditch pass was batted around and ended up, naturally, in the hands of Caleb Love. He pitched it forward, and teammate KJ Lewis dunked it home. Arizona’s 78-73 upset of No. 2 […]
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No. 2 Duke blows out Dartmouth to open season
DURHAM — Duke opened the 2023-24 basketball season looking like the No. 2 team in the nation, beating Dartmouth 92-54 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday night. The win was Duke’s 17th straight at home […]
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Duke eliminated by Tennessee in slugfest
ORLANDO, Fla. — Duke saw its season come to an end with a 65-52 loss to Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Florida. The Volunteers snapped the Blue Devils’ 10-game […]
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Jon Scheyer, Rick Barnes cross paths again in NCAAs
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Scheyer has had a successful first year, replacing his mentor and former college coach at Duke. Now, he gets to try to keep it going by beating someone who could have […]
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Duke conquers nerves, cruises in NCAA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. — Everything went right for Duke in an NCAA Tournament-opening 74-51 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday, with one exception. Kyle Filipowski, Duke’s leading scorer, ACC Rookie of the Year and MVP of […]
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Duke wins ACC title over Virginia
GREENSBORO — What took Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski six years to accomplish his replacement pulled off in year one. First-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer led the Blue Devils to the ACC Tournament title, […]
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Duke advances to ACC title game with win over Miami
GREENSBORO — Duke outlasted Miami in a wild ACC semifinal, beating the Hurricanes 85-78 and advancing to the ACC Championship Game in Jon Scheyer’s first year as head coach. Scheyer joins Vic Bubas as the […]